After receiving many emails asking similar questions about the stories Julie wrote and my narrative about how Julie & I fell in love, I’ve composed this FAQ:
FAQ: The Story Of Julie and Me
Q: What is Julie’s Story?
A: Julie Showalter was the fiercely intelligent, extraordinarily sexy, and loving woman with whom I had a outrageously wonderful 20 year marriage that ended with her death in late 1999 from cancer diagnosed the week of our wedding nearly 20 years earlier. She was also a brilliant scholar, the mother of our two sons, and a prize-winning author. How our relationship came to be and then evolved was, like Julie, complicated, intriguing, and romantic – and unlikely. When I started writing this blog, I thought that presenting that story via occasional postings might interest some friends and family who knew part but not all of the story. It turned out to be of general interest, which accounts for this FAQ.
Q: If the Julie Story consists of sporadic postings, how do I find those portions already posted?
A: The first installment is This Is How A Love Story Began. At the end of each installment (except the first) is a link to the previous installment and (except for the final installment) a link to the next installment.
A PDF document with all the posts comprising the core of Julie’s Story is now available. To download it, right-click on the next link, and choose “Save Target/Link As …”
Download: Julie’s Story
Q: Is there a schedule for future postings of the Julie Story?
A: The primary episodes of the Julie Story have already been published although occasionally a anecdote that was previously forgotten or has some special pertinence (e.g., I made some of Julie’s Christmas letters available this past holiday season) finds its way to a post. My best guess is that I’ll continue to post sporadic entries but there is no schedule.
FAQ: Writings & Readings By Julie Showalter
Q: The stories Julie wrote and her NPR readings are posted at irregular intervals. How can I find them?
A: Julie’s finished pieces are listed in the category, Julie’s Writings. Various fragments, almost-polished stories, writing exercises, and other unfinished pieces can be found at Unpublished Julie
